On this date in Texas Rangers historical past, outfielder Juan González added one other milestone to his extremely productive Major League and Rangers profession.
On June 5, 2002, González turned the thirty fourth MLB participant, and the primary from Puerto Rico, to hit 400 profession residence runs. He achieved the milestone with a second-inning residence run off Anaheim’s Jarrod Washburn.
By this level, González was nearing the tip of his MLB profession. The two-time American League MVP had been traded by the Rangers to the Detroit Tigers after the 1999 season. But he by no means fairly slot in with the Tigers.
He was gone after one season and signed with Cleveland for the 2001 season. There, he regained his MVP type, hitting 35 residence runs and ending fifth in MVP voting that season.
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That was sufficient to curiosity the Rangers in a reunion, and González signed a two-year deal. He hit eight residence runs in 70 video games in 2002, after which had one closing stable season with 24 residence runs in 2003. After that, he performed 33 video games with Kansas City in 2004 and one recreation with Cleveland in 2005 earlier than his 17-year profession ended.
González did end his profession with 434 residence runs, which stays one of many prime totals amongst Puerto Rican-born gamers in Major League historical past. He can also be a member of the Texas Rangers Hall of Fame.
Also on this date …
June 5, 1973: The Rangers chosen Westchester (Houston, Texas) High School pitcher David Clyde with their first-round choose. The 18-year-old went 18-0 with fourteen shutouts and 5 no-hitters in highschool. The Rangers additionally handed on two future Hall of Famers to pick out Clyde — Dave Winfield and Robin Yount.
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